has this ever happened to you

My DS (8 month) has acid reflux.....recently I tried to start them on table food....like crackers etc.....as soon as whatever I give him hits his mouth he starts to gag and eventually vomits (not all the time) is this normal....my ped couldnt answer me...I do go next week to his GI DR...and will ask what he thinks

 

Mine don't have acid reflux, but when I first tried to give DD Gerber Puffs the same gag/vomit thing happened. I just kept trying, and eventually she got it, and now she's eating them like a pro.

 

My girls gag every time I introduce a new food. They don't actually vomit but that might be b/c as soon as they gag I stop trying to get them to eat. I have to introduce a new food several times before they will accept it and actually eat it.

It is getting better the older they get but when they were your son's age it was gagging at every meal.

 

ok thank you....I thought it was not normal.....but I will try but not push the issue......what kind of first foods did you give your babies.....Im so afraid with twins to give them say cheerios in case they choke and iM trying to keep my eye on both of them at the same time



QUOTE(aimeethomp @ Dec 29 2008, 01:56 PM) [snapback]1124949[/snapback]
My girls gag every time I introduce a new food. They don't actually vomit but that might be b/c as soon as they gag I stop trying to get them to eat. I have to introduce a new food several times before they will accept it and actually eat it.

It is getting better the older they get but when they were your son's age it was gagging at every meal.

 

one of my girls was a gagger too when I tried finger foods at first. And I also was terrified of them choking. I broke up cheerios in the beginning, or gave them TINY pieces of banana, turkey, or cheese. Basically anything they could swallow whole without choking. I also didn't start finger foods until 11 months because my girls just weren't ready before then. GL figuring it all out.

 

The first food my girls really ate was bananas and I think that's b/c the baby food bananas were their favorite. Kraft Mac N Cheese was an early favorite too, but not until after they got over the texture of the noodles. I think the way we first got them to eat mac n cheese was that DH made some for himself and they were so curious about what he was eating that they started trying it.

 

QUOTE(aimeethomp @ Dec 29 2008, 12:56 PM) [snapback]1124949[/snapback]
My girls gag every time I introduce a new food. They don't actually vomit but that might be b/c as soon as they gag I stop trying to get them to eat. I have to introduce a new food several times before they will accept it and actually eat it.

It is getting better the older they get but when they were your son's age it was gagging at every meal.


Same thing happened here! It is so much better now than it was at that age. ETA: Mine also loved sweet or mild veggies, fruit, crackers and yogurt at that age. We started yogurt at 8.5 months. Hang in there :hug: .

 

I will try......what kind of yogurt ....I did see in the stores yougurt for babies....but them come in flavors....is that OK or should it be plain yogurt....(Sorry for all the questions)




QUOTE(SweetGirl @ Dec 29 2008, 03:22 PM) [snapback]1125127[/snapback]
Same thing happened here! It is so much better now than it was at that age. ETA: Mine also loved sweet or mild veggies, fruit, crackers and yogurt at that age. We started yogurt at 8.5 months. Hang in there :hug: .